![]() He met stiff resistance from these sovereigns. Only two rulers, Emperor Darius III of Persia, also known as the King of Kings, and King Porus of Paurava, could check his advance during his adventurous journey. During his military campaigns, he had successfully subdued robust adversaries and mighty enemies from many kingdoms, nations and tribes. Alexander had conquered most parts of the world between Macedonia and India-including Egypt, Levant, Iraq and Iran. Raja Porus had to fight against an extremely anxious warrior, Alexander, who had plans to subjugate the whole world. It is believed that he has been discarded on account of his faith. Though Raja Porus was an indigenous hero who had defended the borders of the land he belonged to with peerless courage and bravery against Alexander’s onslaught, he comes down to us through Persian literature instead of local discourse. This piece is an attempt to highlight the role of another son of the soil-Raja Porus, who had fought bravely against one of the greatest conquerors in the history of humankind-Alexander. ![]() ![]() ![]() Subsequently, many talented, competent, and capable individuals have been excluded from the pages of our history and text and academic writings. In the previous four writings for The News on Sunday, I have argued that the partition of the subcontinent in August 1947 yielded space to faith in India and Pakistan and caused disowning of the heroes, philanthropists, and benign humane souls from other faiths. ![]()
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